From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 1 16:46:23 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69CD516A422 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 16:46:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from smtpout.eastlink.ca (smtpout.eastlink.ca [24.222.0.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE87943D7D for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 16:46:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from ip04.eastlink.ca ([24.222.10.20]) by mta01.eastlink.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.03 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IU000GL1P7TX152@mta01.eastlink.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:45:29 -0400 (AST) Received: from blk-224-199-230.eastlink.ca (HELO [192.168.0.101]) ([24.224.199.230]) by ip04.eastlink.ca with ESMTP; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:46:04 -0400 Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:45:55 -0400 From: Duane Whitty In-reply-to: <20060201094653.13fc1a39@jacob.6texans.net> To: Jacob S Message-id: <43E0E5C3.3080300@greenmeadow.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en-us, en X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+k= References: <43E0D118.5000300@reading4dollars.com> <20060201094653.13fc1a39@jacob.6texans.net> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20060120 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LiveCD FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:46:23 -0000 Jacob S wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:17:44 -0600 > Paul wrote: > > >>Dear FreeBSD >> >>Up untill Dec 01 '05 I was a die hard MicroShaft user, too many >>lockups and garbage caused me to search for a new OS. That is when I >>came up with PCLOS. Then I got a web server and it runs FreeBSD. I >>would like to use FreeBSD on my local computer so I can learn it more. >> >>Is there a LiveCD for FreeBSD I looked at the web site for Freebsd >>but was unable to be for sure what is there. > > > You might try a google search. The following turned up two useful > results in the first 3 hits for me. I have found FreeSBIE to be a good > one (3rd result on that page). > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=freebsd+livecd > > >>I perfer a LiveCD so I can first run it on my computer before I >>totally convert. Also when and if I convert will I lose all my >>desktop files? > > > As long as you make a backup of your desktop files, they will still be > around when you switch to another OS. As to whether you will be able to > use them or not, that depends on what type/format the files are. > > HTH, > Jacob > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFD4NfykpJ43hY3cTURAkfYAJ0VT4ZQlGjtP8++Z/wzg/hB08wGRwCeI7Rh > GjQHB7ch2PZI/z1U5xIiVXg= > =A7c1 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I'm running FreeBSD with a dual boot config at the moment. Windows on one drive and FreeBSD on another drive. In past installations I've had Windows and FreeBSD sharing a drive. What I've found convenient is that I am able to access my NTFS drives from FreeBSD (it would seen read-only however) FreeBSD as a desktop environment is quite useable. With KDE 3.5 I'm at the point where I rarely need to boot into Windows anymore. I can say that if you want to learn an OS FreeBSD makes it easier than many because it has so much excellent documentation. Installing FreeBSD as your desktop OS definitly forces a person to learn but as you do you will notice it is very flexible. --Duane Whitty